Category Archives: Local News
RCMP lay charges in fatal February shooting in Fort McMurray
Alberta RCMP have laid charges in connection with the Feb. 7, 2025 fatal shooting on 600 Signal Road in Fort McMurray. The deceased has been identified as 24-year-old Edmonton resident Junior Ashu. On...
May 16, 2025
Edmonton man charged with alleged child luring, sexual assault
An Edmonton man has been charged with child sexual abuse offences. Heman Palani is accused of luring two Edmonton youths, one of which he is also accused of sexually assaulting. Both are receiving sup...
May 16, 2025
Nominations Open for 2025-2026 Women of Inspiration Awards
Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta is accepting nominations for the 2025-2026 Women of Inspiration Awards. This year's theme, Innovators & Pioneers, celebrates women in the RMWB who are leading the wa...
May 15, 2025
Onion Lake Cree Nation to proceed with legal challenge of Alberta sovereignty act
Alberta's bill lowering the bar for a separation referendum has spurred a First Nation to push ahead with a legal challenge against the premier's flagship sovereignty act. Danielle Smith has said her ...
May 15, 2025 Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Minister of Justice Mickey Amery make their way to announce proposed changes to several pieces of democratic process legislation, in Edmonton on Tuesday April 29, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Alberta government providing emergency payments to wildfire evacuees
The Alberta government announced today they will be providing emergency evacuation payments to assist those who have been forced from their homes for an extended period of time. Each adult resident of...
May 15, 2025
Edmonton police seeking witnesses in attempted child abduction
The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) is seeking assistance to identify a male suspect in connection with a reported child abduction attempt in northwest Edmonton last week. On May 9 EPS said a 15-year-ol...
May 14, 2025 Edmonton Police are looking for this suspect in an attempted child abduction in Edmonton
Canada's largest pinball and arcade expo returns
The YEGPIN Pinball and Arcade Expo returns to Millennium Place from May 15 to 18, 2025, offering four days of gaming excitement for pinball wizards and families alike. Now in its eighth year, the even...
May 14, 2025 YEGPIN Expo
Evacuated Edmonton Condo Sells for $5.1M After Structural Scare
Nearly two years after residents were forced to evacuate an Edmonton condo over structural concerns, the troubled Castledowns Pointe building has been sold for $5.1 million. Alberta-based developer Ha...
May 14, 2025 Castledowns Pointe condo
RCMP respond to shooting on highway in northern Alberta
In the early morning hours of May 8, High Level RCMP were dispatched to a report of a male who had been shot while driving on Highway 58. The male had sustained non-life-threatening injuries as a resu...
May 14, 2025
Clean water standards on First Nations communities a key priority: PM Mark Carney
First Nations leaders are urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to tackle a number of key priorities when the new parliamentary session starts at the end of the month, including drinking water standards i...
May 13, 2025
